Certified Paraoptometric
An optometrist is licensed by which governing body? - CORRECT
ANSWER-State
The person generally responsible for grinding or duplicating lenses is the
________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Optician
An instrument worn on the examiners head and used to view the back of the eye
is call a/an _______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Binocular indirect opthalmoscope
Kerat (root word) - CORRECT ANSWER-Cornea
A test that does not require responses from the patient is called a/an
__________ test. - CORRECT ANSWER-Objective
The retinoscope will indicate the patient's refractive error when _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-All motion in every direction is stopped when the light is
moved across the pupil.
-itis - CORRECT ANSWER-Inflammation
Which lens has the same power in all areas of the lens? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Spherical
-osis - CORRECT ANSWER-Abnormal condition
The ______ is a clear, cellophane-like tissue that lines the inside surface of the
eyelids. - CORRECT ANSWER-Palpebral Conjunctiva
The _______ muscle has direct control over the focusing ability of the eye. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ciliary
What is the prescription strength of the lens called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lens
power
,______ is the term for the condition in which an image will focus on the back of
the retina when accommodation is relaxed. These patients will not require any
corrective prescription lenses. - CORRECT ANSWER-Emmetropia
The choroid consists primarily of blood vessels that nourish the ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Retina
Commonly known as pink eye. - CORRECT ANSWER-Conjunctivitis
Term for when small blood vessels rupture between the sclera and conjunctiva. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Sub conjunctival hemorrhage
A doctor of medicine specializing in eye surgery is a/an ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Ophthalmologist
The area of the retina responsible for seeing detail is the ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Macula
What are additional curves on the lens that surrounds the optical zone called? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Peripheral curves
Which test is used to measure the visual field? - CORRECT ANSWER-Perimetry
What type of ametropia occurs when an image is focused in front of the retina
and is usually caused by the eye being too long? - CORRECT ANSWER-Myopia
-opia - CORRECT ANSWER-Vision condition
The instrument that is used for manual refracting is called a/an _______. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Phoropter
The part of the eye examination that serves as a guide for the tests to be
performed during the office visit is called a/an ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Case history
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER-Disease
, The _____ is the area located inside the eye, behind the iris, and in front of the
lens. - CORRECT ANSWER-Posterior chamber
What is the center area of the lens called that provides optical correction for the
patient's vision? - CORRECT ANSWER-Optical zone
What condition is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused
theoretically behind the eye resulting in blurry vision called? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Hyperopia
When the pores in the eyelid become blocked and inflamed, commonly called a
stye, is a/an ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Hordeolum
An instrument that can obtain an estimate of the patient's prescription without the
patient's response is called a/an _______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Retinoscope
A small lump on the eyelid is called a ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Chalazion
Papill (root word) - CORRECT ANSWER-Optic nerve head
What is with accommodation relaxed and the image in the eye focused before
the retina resulting in blurry distant vision called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Myopia
Chrom (root word) - CORRECT ANSWER-Color
Opthalmic medical personnel cannot do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Offer
medical diagnosis
The term that represents how well the two eyes work together is known as
______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Binocular vision
Ab- - CORRECT ANSWER-Away
An instrument that gives the examiner a magnified view of the structures of the
eye - particularly the front structures of the eye - is called a/an ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Biomicroscope
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